Trumps Tariffs, Opioid Crisis & Alexa Laughing (+ 3QTh on Self-Driving Cars with Shawn DuBravac) - Thursday, March 8th, 2018

Published: March 8, 2018, 8:05 a.m.

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All the news you need to know for Thursday, March 8th, 2018!\\xa0

Today, we\'re talking about what to expect from President Trump\'s plan for steel & aluminum tariffs and two new studies about the opioid crisis.

Plus: it\'s International Women\'s Day and Amazon Alexa is randomly laughing.

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All that and much more in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.\\xa0

\\xa0Then, hang out after the news for the bonus Three Question Thursday interview. This week we\'re talking about the future of self-driving cars with Dr. Shawn DuBravac,\\xa0author of the\\xa0New York Times\\xa0Best Seller\\xa0Digital Destiny: How the New Age of Data Will Transform the Way We Work, Live, and Communicate.\\xa0He is president and founder of Astra Insights.

For over a dozen years, DuBravac served as chief economist for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and his analysis has appeared on\\xa0The Wall Street Journal,\\xa0The New York Times,\\xa0Financial Times,\\xa0Washington Post,\\xa0Wired,\\xa0Los Angeles Times,\\xa0Barron\\u2019s\\xa0and on-air with\\xa0CNBC,\\xa0Bloomberg,\\xa0CBS\\xa0and other media outlets.

For links to all the stories referenced in today\'s episode, visit\\xa0https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.

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